The author lost control just as much as the protagonist when writing American Homemaker. While not poorly written, the story suffered from superfluous passages and too many changes in points of view.
The story centers around Kim Loomis, a mortician with more than one screw loose, who goes to twisted, illegal ends in order to satisfy her need of being accepted in to high society. The story also introduces Melody, a gun for hire, early on as a main character too; however, their paths cross much later in the book than expected, and most that is written about her honestly could've been omitted.
Even though the chapters are short and move quickly from one character's perspective to another, the book still reads as if written with one voice, failing to accurately render each character individually. The author also overuses the troubled childhood trope. Almost every adult character's strengths or faults are because of being orphaned or having uninvolved parents.
The book does end in a mostly satisfactory way; this plod through literary fluff does not end in vain.
The story centers around Kim Loomis, a mortician with more than one screw loose, who goes to twisted, illegal ends in order to satisfy her need of being accepted in to high society. The story also introduces Melody, a gun for hire, early on as a main character too; however, their paths cross much later in the book than expected, and most that is written about her honestly could've been omitted.
Even though the chapters are short and move quickly from one character's perspective to another, the book still reads as if written with one voice, failing to accurately render each character individually. The author also overuses the troubled childhood trope. Almost every adult character's strengths or faults are because of being orphaned or having uninvolved parents.
The book does end in a mostly satisfactory way; this plod through literary fluff does not end in vain.